Chipper Goes Lou Brown in NL Clubhouse

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Chipper Jones, the people’s champion, was given the honor of representing the National League in the 2012 All-Star Game in his final season as a big league ball player. Chipper’s All-Star appearance is the 8th of his illustrious career. It wasn’t just an honorable invite either; he earned it with a great first half of the season. In a show of respect for the veteran and future Hall-of-Famer, Chipper was given the floor to deliver a pre-game speech to the younger generation of the game’s greatest ball players. He did, and he killed it. It was about leaving the game a winner, identifying with the younger guys in the clubhouse and sending them a message, but it was also about finishing the final chapter in his own career with a purpose.

The best part of the speech, in my opinion, was Chipper tapping into a little Lou Brown with a bit about winning streaks.

“What did Lou Brown say in Major League? We won two. Win three, and that’s a winning streak.”

Before last night’s game, the National League won the last two All-Star games after a damn near impossible winless streak of 13 games. The National League won last night 8-0. They are now on a winning streak, and Chipper is going out a winner.

Dillon Cheverere (@RogerJDorn) is the Vice President of Media for Grandex, Inc. He's a native Texan with a full head of hair and knows his way around a nice box of red wine. Dorn graduated (BBA) with a GPA sitting in the meaty part of the bell curve, not lagging behind, but not trying to show off, either. Golf is his game now. He's long off the tee but can't putt for shit. Email: dillon@grandex.co

I’d rather see him as a hitting coach first. Maybe the smartest hitter I’ve ever watched. Dream scenario would be Chipper as hitting coach, Maddux or Glavine as pitching coach, and literally anyone or anything, even a satchel full of used condoms, as manager for the Braves instead of Fredi.